Year

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A period of twelve months, especially from January 1 to December 31.

“This has been the best year of my life.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/jiə/

Related Words

Synonyms

annum period

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Very common word with good vowel placement.

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points, flexible for board positioning.

Words Related to Year

Anagrams of Year

Words that use exactly the same letters as “year”.

aery ayre eyra

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “year” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bear dear fear gear hear near rear tear wear yeah

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “year”.

aiery apery arefy avery barye beray braye carey craye deary deray early enray eyrar eyras faery freya gayer hayer layer leary mayer payer rayed

Longer words starting with Year

Words that begin with “year”.

yeara yeard yearn years yearly

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